The techno-social environment
when execution becomes trivial, direction becomes essential.
Carly Ayres • Everything is Ghibli
vibes now override tech merit in the attention economy
Everything is Ghibli
... See moreGoogle is the ultimate information-age product, and the entire value of Google is that it can screen information and then deliver to you the small bit of relevant information that you can focus on. But it is precisely the value of this small bit of real estate where your attention rests that they so prodigiously monetize. And there is a zero-sum tr
... See moreThey waste our time for their benefit. When you understand it like that, spam isn't a side problem or trivial problem; it is the problem of our time. Spam is all the things we don't want to pay attention to that want our attention. Spam arises from the tension between the two foundational facts of the attention age: information is infinite, attenti
It has blurred the distinctions between categories of information—distinctions of form, register, sense, and importance—that the epistemic architecture of the analog era preserved and even accentuated. Content has collapsed, as our adoption of the drab, generic term content to refer to all forms of expression testifies. Everything now has to fit th
... See moreNicholas Carr • Superbloom: How Technologies of Connection Tear Us Apart
the multi-personal nature of our digital presence. We are forced to be digital multi-persons by the niche design of the platforms, as they seek to extract more of our data and attention by making us exercise the various forms of self-representation.
Andrey Mir • The platform paradox
the platform paradox. The elements of our digital personality should belong to us, but the digital account itself – our digital persona specific to this platform – is an unalienated part of the platform.
Andrey Mir • The platform paradox
A specific state of connectivity is not transportable; therefore, it factually belongs to the platform.